The Morning Bulletin went to Costco to see what their stance was on expanding their line of stores up to Central Queensland.

"We have been well received in the Australian market, and hope to continue to expand Costco's

reach to more people throughout Australia.

"Right now we have confirmed sites we are building at Perth Airport, Casuarina WA, and Auckland, NZ,” Patrick Noone, country manager for Costco Australia, said.

"We are always on the look-out for new locations, however at this time we have not found a suitable location for us in the northern Queensland region.

"Our focus is always to find the right location to meet our specifications so that we can ensure every warehouse is as comprehensively stocked, offering a wide range of products and services of the best quality at the best possible price.”

There have been some comments that the old Bunnings site could be the perfect location for a Costco.